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008 091019s2010 enk b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aPK6451.A59$bZ66 2010
082 00 $a891/.5511$222
100 1 $aGabbay, Alyssa.
245 10 $aIslamic tolerance :$bAmīr Khusraw and pluralism /$cAlyssa Gabbay.
260 $aMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c2010.
300 $axx, 133 p. ;$c23 cm.
490 1 $aIranian studies ;$v9
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction: "O wind, tell the demons and fairies" : a call for reconciliation in Northern India -- Amīr Khusraw and the uniting of opposites -- Tolerance in medieval South Asia : an overview -- The framework of frontier studies : when two cultures meet -- Islamic civilization as an ever-changing glacial wave -- Understanding cultural change through frontier studies -- Examples of synthesis and conciliation -- Khusraw as the exponent of a new, third culture -- Setting new standards of legitimacy in the Dibachah -- Minting new currency in the Dibachah -- How the Dibachah came to be written -- The structure of the hierarchies -- Khusraw's response to the various hierarchies -- The poet's defense of Persian vs. Arabic -- The poet's defense of Indians and Persians vs. Arabs -- Legitimating Hindavi as an authentic Muslim language -- Double entendre (Iham) and Indo-Persian innovation -- A show-stopping example of Iham -- Balancing gender roles : male/female dynamics in the Hasht Bihisht (eight paradises), 1301/2 -- Breaking Nizami's golden seal of eloquence : Khusraw's Khamsah -- The Bahram Gur story and the portrayal of women -- Firdawsi : the construction of heroic masculinity -- Nizami : the reseating of Fitnah -- Amir Khusraw : the lion-capturing deer -- A clear deconstructionist character -- Female rule in the Delhi Sultanate : the example of Raziyyah -- The influence of mysticism -- Was Khusraw a medieval feminist? -- Toward a more equitable world -- They see my Hindu kill in the style of Turks : the dismantling of a dichotomy in the Nuh Sipihr (nine skies), 1318/9 -- Writing to please a pleasure-loving king -- Turk and Hindu in history -- Amir Khusraw's use of Turk and Hindu -- Seeds of ambiguity -- The Third Sipihr : a new chapter on Hindus -- A generative union -- Conclusion: Glorious the radiance of that exalted sun : pluralistic ideals on the subcontinent and beyond -- Uncovering the authentic Khusraw -- The question of legacy.
600 00 $aAmīr Khusraw Dihlavī,$dapproximately 1253-1325$xPolitical and social views.
650 0 $aReligious pluralism$zIndia$xHistory.
650 0 $aIslam$xRelations$xHinduism.
650 0 $aHinduism$xRelations$xIslam.
651 0 $aIndia$xEthnic relations$xHistory.
830 0 $aIranian studies (London, England) ;$v9.